What Happens When You Turn Up To A Race On A Giant Bike?

[@gcn]

What did you make of El Alto's performance? What challenge would you like to see it take on next?

[@ardaijokertrkaratas8546]

İ think el alto needs a dropper post

[@bimblingalong]

with those wheels, surely a cobbled race somewhere?

[@RoyalDudeness]

Paris-Roubaix

[@apm9507]

Gravel bike races in the USA please! Rebecca's Private Idaho Baked Potato race would be epic!

[@apm9507]

The original route of Rebecca’s Private Idaho and stunner showcase of our awesome mountain vistas and remote landscape. We start at Festival Meadows in Sun Valley with a neutral rollout as flat-to-rolling pavement gives way to the biggest climb of the day: Trail Creek Summit. Dropping into the Big Lost River Basin you’ll loop through Wildhorse Canyon, where washboard gravel gets your attention before you head toward Copper Basin, a lovely valley of sagebrush and willow-rimmed creeks, hemmed in by the great White Knob and Pioneer mountain ranges, the most beautiful and challenging part of the course. All of the areas you ride through today are the historical land of the Shoshone-Bannock people. With the Copper Basin loop completed, all riders except those competing in the Para-Cycling category will reverse tracks and head back via an adventurous five-mile diversion Rebecca dubbed El Diablito. A ripping 2,000-foot descent from Trail Creek Summit returns you to civilization in Sun Valley, where your tribe awaits with warm hugs and cold drinks during Rebecca's Private Idaho Festival Day at the final Festival Meadows finish arch.

[@jeremypritchard569]

Great stuff Conor. I have the same tactics in Zwift races. Get to the front, take a photo, then gradually drift backwards and usually finish 6-8 mins behind the leaders so I feared for your plan when you said it before the race .

[@gcn]

It was a great shot though wasn't it Jeremy?! Worth it for that split second at the front!

[@conordunne1]

It's a tried and tested method 😂 thanks for watching Jeremy!!

[@jeremypritchard569]

@@gcn yeah, epic!

[@jlh6334]

Haha lol

[@alexj.3206]

😂

[@alinapopescu872]

Any video of Conor's is something to watch! A fine, fine person, honest and fun and humble and real. 113th out of over a thousand? That's victory, really. Well done, Conor!

[@LednacekZ]

113th is not bad. where the other 112 also ex-pro cyclists?

[@gcn]

Thanks Alina!

[@conordunne1]

Thanks so much Alina, that's super kind of you! This was such a fun one to film... Can't wait for the next spin on el Alto. Enjoy the riding, Conor

[@alinapopescu872]

@@conordunne1 Thank YOU for taking the time to drop a line here. I especially liked that you talked to El Alto, I do the same with my bike. And I think it did very well in this one. Looking forward to the next Conor - El Alto adventure!

[@davidbhumgara]

love how when Conor hits the front and everyone just looks and you can see them all saying to themselves... "what the hell is that!" and then swarming him to get the draft.... :)

[@andyheilmann1656]

That 5 second clip is one of the most inspiring things gcn has ever made

[@-P-Z-]

3:53 love the moment EVERYONE decided to draft at once. No wonder given an opportunity like Connor and El Alto

[@gabeh.4297]

National champs armband + massive bike, you'd have to be a fool to not hop on that wheel lol.

[@ElGrovo]

This gives such old school GCN vibes, I love the music, I love the team that did this, Kudos Connor.

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it Dev!

[@conordunne1]

Thanks so much Dev, was a big team effort on this video! So much fun to film and a great event. Thanks for watching, Conor

[@alternator7893]

I’m surprised this comment doesn’t have more likes, it really does give me GCN nostalgia vibes.

[@conordunne1]

Thanks for watching all.. So nice reading all your kind comments and I have passed them onto El Alto, who is proper chuffed! Next up were thinking a cobbled attempt as many of you have suggested in the comments here... Arenberg perhaps?? 😇 Thanks all, Conor

[@gcn]

Can't wait to see it :D

[@alexseguin5245]

You should attempt the "Tour des Stations" like Oli did last year! Mountains are gonna be nothing but a bump in the road riding El Alto! XD

[@Meyers1793]

Conor how tall are you?

[@AndroidCyclist]

I'm 6'7" and it is great to see somebody taller than me. I have loved cycling since I was a kid. Thank you for the inspiration to keep improving.

[@googlepixel9pro]

Great bike, looks amazing. Is there a build video of it?. Cant seem to find it if there is.

[@ViveSemelBeneVivere]

I love the way Conor talks to his El Alto, they're obviously very close, and El Alto is a great beach bike, it's probably high-tide proof too!

[@johns3106]

As a fellow “tall guy”, it does my heart good to see a bike that’s properly proportioned for a fellow giant!

[@grumbazor]

i am 2m and I NEED THIS BIKE!!!

[@tommyphillips8547]

Imagine catching a draft on Connor and El Alto's wheel, you wouldn't have to do anything!

[@bergerniklas6647]

You'd be constantly breaking. Maybe even stop and change the break pads if you draft too long...

[@Goodman-4525]

Some say the hole in the atmosphere can pull you into the wheels

[@inz_uzi]

I've also heard it was really difficult to get enough of oxygen in this low pressure pocket.

[@ryanparker4996]

@@Goodman-4525 yeah this bike should come installed with one of those signs you get in railway platforms, warning you not to get too close

[@WeirdNeville]

Little geezer behind him having the ride of his life!!

[@garysladek9110]

As an alto cyclist myself, you have done me proud Conner. Great effort, love that bike, cheers and thanks.

[@darrengarvie8832]

One of Connor's finest 5 seconds out in front of a race on a bike the is built for him 😁

[@gcn]

He was very pleased with himself!

[@conordunne1]

😂😂 Thanks for watching Darren! I'll try and up my training for next time...

[@simonpointner]

When he is pushing/riding it alone it looks somewhat normal. But in comparison its looking really cool.

[@OneTrueCat]

The group shots are like when video games just scale up an entire model to make tougher npcs. "just make the whole thing bigger, including the mount!" 😹

[@h31sman]

Conor blasting to the front on el alto should be part of the GCN show opening from now on. It’s iconic 😂

[@lukewalker1051]

Truly is, he said he wanted to do it and he did it. Not easy in that field of animals. Hats off. PS. kind of reminded me of a chariot race for some reason. Epic.

[@sergioluis1999]

Epic 5 second. 5 seconds of glory for all tall people out there. Cool shot from the camera man too ;)

[@conordunne1]

Haha thanks so much Sergio!!! And yeah I was pretty impressed with our cameraman for that shot!!

[@Acewilder15]

I'm loving GCN. Been a fan for 5 years now. Love the content and personalities you guys have. You seriously brighten many of our lives with every video. Keep up the quality content.

[@gcn]

Thanks! Always great to hear!!

[@theplutolounge]

I gotta say, this was one of Conor's best videos as his personality really shined. This was fun to watch!

[@gcn]

We had a lot of fun with this one!

[@TheSamwhyte]

Conor’s water bottle on that bike looks like a teenie tiny sippy cup! 😂

[@gcn]

It was actually a 5 gallon jug!

[@lukewalker1051]

His saddle too.

[@shaunmccormack6980]

Could fit 30 bottles into that frame!

[@johnpayne2465]

Love this beast of a bike! Oh, and Connor too.

[@davehollingworth5537]

"for that moment..... we were winning" LOL. Conor you're always a winner with me! Thanks big man.

[@SebastianGil]

That's one of the best, if not the best, Conor's video. Not too shabby.

[@grahamcollins6810]

Wonderful to watch Conor. Love the way you talk to El Alto (thought it was just me who talked to my bike!)

[@Jamescooper0427]

Way to go Connor! I’ve been waiting all week to see the moment of glory as El Alto leads the pack down the beach, and the video did not disappoint. I think we can all admit we too have longed to be out front, if only for a moment. Now if only GCN will start selling El Alto on the web store?

[@gcn]

It'll depend on the success of Endurallgroad sales! 😂

[@seang8785]

It's like getting off a big horse, you know, a big horse..... 😂😂 I know nothing about horses but I'm pretty sure you don't tip them over! Love the vid well done Connor

[@gcn]

🤣

[@bubblesezblonde]

Always love the El Alto escapades....so nice to see Amy in the clip! Okies, I admit I've watched this a few times but the modest Conner did not point out how at 6:38 he seemed to pull at least three other riders in his wake? An epic feat of athleticism.

[@lukewalker1051]

Finally, Conor riding a proportional wheel bike. Great content. Conor, you have a fantastic personality, between you and Simon for top spot on GCN. Loved the double snickers comment. Maybe I should try that...nah, wouldn't help me.

[@theh2ohammer372]

the most epic 5 seconds! Conner you should put a dropper post on there. Also good job commentating on GCN+

[@musicman53]

You cracked me up all the way through Connor, and you struck one for the rest of us also-rans around the world who have also proudly led a race for 5 seconds at least once in our lives. In my case it was in a 10k fun run in Dunedin NZ 45 years ago, just after the start obviously, but I did then actually throw up and went on to a very mediocre finish way down the field. Great memories!

[@gr8dvd]

"proudly led a race for 5 seconds" Congrats…. but to avoid nausea, think Photoshop 😀

[@BTcycle]

El alto makes the water bottle look like a shot glass.

[@888johnmac]

just missed out on top 10% .. not bad , i suspect Connor & El Alto will do some training & be back next year ... and lol at the train of riders drafting them down the beach

[@DonnyDonnMendoza]

Some say that those who were drafting behind Conor & El Alto had a draft equivalent to 2 x Zwift’s Aero + drafting bonus combined. (But in all seriousness this is an amazing video; S-Tier as always)

[@1000750]

8:45 look at that fork flex, tire getting close to the frame 😂

[@ohiobobcats8]

Love every minute of this. So fun to watch. Well done Connor. Well done GCN.

[@gcn]

Haha that’s great, glad you enjoyed :)

[@LUMIGOCHA]

Amazing, Conor. I enjoyed every bit. Perhaps trying a tandem bike next? In a race or maybe a tandem war between GTN, GCN and GMBN? That would be fun.

[@MrJwhittaker93]

Well done Conor. Love you man, your awesome. Proper make me chuckle you do!

[@richcrompton6891]

Featuring El Alto, but Conor is the true star. Great video and I hope we will see many more tall adventures 😊

[@matgfunk]

That's the wheel I would be trying to get on, massive draft potential lol.

[@marioouellet2875]

Heroic and inspiring, Connor. For all the tall people out there.

[@candywonka81]

loving Connor's conversations with El Alto 😅

[@gcn]

😂

[@lesliereissner4711]

Conor and El Alto--what a team!

[@dafiltafish]

this thing is amazing! so is Connor.

[@teckendrums]

looks like a normal bike for him. great!

[@gcn]

It is perfectly proportioned!

[@James1980-]

Connor I was alongside you when you attacked off the front. It was a moment of brilliance. So flippin funny. One of my favourite moments of the race. My only regret is not jumping on your wheel!

[@gcn]

Haha, what a moment, we can assure you Connor enjoyed it too until he realised he doesn’t have the legs he once did 😆

[@conordunne219]

Haha nice one James!!! It was so much fun ha! Hope I didn't hold you up when I came back through the bunch like a lead balloon.... 🤣

[@James1980-]

@@conordunne219 😂

[@Jrichards30]

Great film and awesome to follow the journey

[@markuskarl3331]

I love the humor of Connor to humanize bis Bike and speakes to "him" as a good old friend! 👍

[@recumbentrocks2929]

Wow! 113th is amazing! Think of how much prep the other guys would have put in, you should be well proud of that effort.

[@walshman70]

Excellent! Well done. As a fellow tall rider I am loving this experiment. Would love to see you take on a proper mixed surface gravel event of some sort

[@peterkariuki5140]

"At that moment we were winning". You made my day Conor 🤣🤣. Please don't dethrone Ollie, we all know his record

[@74_Green]

Conor has just experienced, a very common feeling for me during mass start Zwift races... getting to the front in the first 5km then blowing up and being dropped 😁

[@galatians22122]

HUNT WHEELS! Best Bang for the Pound!

[@JoeBManco]

I love watching Conor ride this bike. The guy is a comedian at heart.

[@ThisIsJoe07]

I don’t think I’ve realised how tall you really are man! That bike fits you as well as my large frame normal bike fits me at 1.83m tall. Epic video, love your work, well done!

[@zukzworld]

Really enjoyed it. Thanks Conor! Well done. 👍🏾👏🏽👏🏽

[@orfescuhoratiu]

greatest 5 seconds ! good job , spectacular sprint !

[@Grundle-buddy]

I guess maybe one disadvantage would be mtb tracks. The tracks are designed for typical bicycle a size and tire. In tighter spaces it has disadvantages.

[@danhasnedl_CZ]

great bike. Conor's descent abilities are setting it back.

[@bxnny6657]

i love Conors mentality of just wanting to be at the 1st place once.

[@pretzelhunt]

..well everyone made the drive out and all... LOL

[@icreyes3]

A fine production indeed! So nice I watched it twice.

[@a.sarmiento5116]

Cannot believe it😱 that bike looks big for you Conner! Or for once you look small in that bike!😆 Epic race💢💥✌

[@paullewis6858]

Conor is the rider you want to be drafting behind! Class buddy, keep up the good work 👍

[@paulangelosarmiento7898]

Conor is my favorite GCN presenter!

[@scpowered]

No shame in 113 of 1000+! Great work! 🎉

[@kivriel2660]

The bike looks really good … if standing alone. Great vid!

[@bdennisv]

You got to love bold people! I glad you had fun racing there. I road my Red Line 29er for 15 years on a mountain trails - I don’t need an other bike)

[@davidroberts6766]

I watched the GCN+ special on the making of El Alto…..at 6.04m, 135kilos, I can honestly say, you are my dream bike el alto!

[@Michael-lw9mo]

that 5sek shot you pulled at the front came out amazing. totally worth it!

[@AJ-em2rb]

would installing a drop seat help with the dismounting problem? is installing a drop seat even a possibility on El Alto?

[@pim962]

I absolutely love the water bottle! That really put the size of the bike into perspective

[@kevin._.farren]

Pure comedy every time El Alto makes an appearance.

[@gcn]

A true superbike!

[@Randimal762]

Blowing up at the start was totally worth that 5 seconds of footage!

[@apm9507]

There was a team drafting behind El Alto!

[@neilgj6305]

There was a small group of 199 people drafting El Alto :-)

[@apm9507]

@@neilgj6305 Good point! Connor and El Alto pulled over a thousand cyclists behind them. No wonder Connor is tired!

[@frankling9840]

Bloody brilliant video... Connor you're a legend and a great sport for giving it a solid go, and I mean who doesn't love dropping a watt bomb..... then paying for it.

[@EJGilb]

Fantastic sound selection in this vid, particularly during Connor's recap 😆

[@awenduro]

I don't like cycling but this was fascinating to watch. Nice job.

[@nolangoldberger2921]

That was fun to watch. Good job

[@aszalai86]

That shot of Connor&El Alto pulling to the front of the bunch is GCN’s #1 epic moment for me.

[@aszalai86]

Also, everyone pulling into the draft just killed me XD

[@charthepirate]

Connor going ham on the giant bike is simultaneously the most gracefully and funniest thing I’ve seen

[@ercmadden]

I’m in love with el alto. That thing is just the right amount of ridiculous.

[@chancevonfreund1156]

I'm going to keep my 26 mountain bike. Very cool video got me thinking and that's hard to do! 🚲 Thank you.

[@derrick_builds]

Looks like a win for a DirtySixer. keep up the good work.

[@tateo486]

Fancy a double snickers now

[@cb6866]

Aw Doooooood....The theme music? Thanks Conor...you are a legend .....Peace

[@markjthomson]

Nicely done Connor and El Alto1

[@janekennet]

I can’t remember laughing so much at a GCN video. Connor really makes me laugh. 🤣

[@gcn]

Haha, Awesome 😆

[@biamarconchi]

As a 1.96m tall person, you have certainly made me proud.

[@judymcneill4174]

Hey Connor. May I suggest that you and El Alto do Flanders Gravel in July. Cobbles, climbs and good beer at the end!

[@kstethespokes1051]

That debrief was too funny!

[@overthetarget9401]

Finally Conor has a proportion-appropriate bike. Great effort - congrats!

[@kirstenspencer3630]

Looks like a fun race. I have been in starts like that ( mass pandemonium ) lucky to survive without broken spokes. Even if the wheels have a lot of mass there is is a " flywheel effect " that can be be used to maintain momentum and keep in the saddle. Thanks for sharing, stay safe.....

[@ianstewart8301]

Conor has really come into his own as a presenter!

[@lukewalker1051]

A natural in front of the camera. His goodness as a person comes through the lens. The camera doesn't lie.

[@KaushikNSanji]

Connor should have used this bike for the GCN City challenge with Manon, would have been more fun than the super bike.

[@bobrong9645]

For you maybe, but certainly not for him if he had to struggle to stop at all these red lights.

[@christianlieske8236]

Great Conor, maybe a gamechanger in the future? I would like to invite you to join some beachraces in the netherlands. It´s a big beachrace scene in with a huge crowd of passionate followers! There is also a lot to explore around companies that make special "strandfiets" aka beachracer bikes like WIKKIT, STORMBIKES, IMMING, KOERS to name a few. Most of this companies are located around a small town called Egmond aan Zee in north holland. This is the home of the famous Egmond-Pier-Egmond beachrace (EPE) ... check this out, is a lot of fun to race on epic beaches and throu the dunes. I love this scene and travel from Heidelberg/Germany for the races so it should be managable from Great Britain.

[@conordunne219]

Hey Christian.. for sure, I'd love to give it a go!! It's been on my bucket list for a while. One of my old dutch teammates, Peter Koning is always trying to get me over. Would be amazing, looks so much fun. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed this one. Conor

[@coverchick]

Well done. Truly entertaining.

[@Gasoil4ever]

Thanks Conor that was a very fun video to watch ! El Alto is a great bike now I have to subscribe to GCN+ cause I want to know more 😤😅 And congrats 113 out of thousands is more than a victory. You were most probably first in your size category and definitely first in the 36 inch wheel category and also in the craziest bike category. That’s 3 wins ✌🏻🏆🏅

[@jamese4729]

I really enjoyed that Conor had the Tadej Pogacar tuft of hair sticking out of his helmet. Time to return to the pro peloton!

[@charlesdietz9007]

Love watching other tall riders. Thank you, Conor for being a tall representative. One question though, where do you get your shoes? I wear a 50 / 51 and I can not find anything in that size.

[@MartijnGizmo]

I've had success with Giro and North Wave for big sizes.

[@sydneydowd8969]

seconding giro - had an ex partner who swore by em and wore 50s.

[@edinelsonramirez5656]

So very happy my racing days are behind me!

[@Lancew4]

More of Connor racing that beast please.

[@Welther47]

Cool! That's the 36" oracle unicycle Nightrider tyre. It's a great cycle! The main disadvantage, as I see it, is that it's a heavy wheel. But I hope it's the lite version.

[@apm9507]

EL ALTO is BACK! 😎👍